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Șerban Pavlu
Șerban Pavlu (; born 29 June 1975) is a Romanian actor. He has appeared in more than thirty films since 1995. He is well known for the successful TV series Umbre broadcast on HBO, his role in the soap opera "Fetele Marinarului" and in the television format "În puii mei", which aired on Antena 1 (Romania), Antena1. In 2008 the actor was chosen by DreamWorks Animation to provide the Romanian voice of Po in the animated movie Kung Fu Panda. Selected filmography References External links * 1975 births Living people Romanian male film actors {{Romania-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Bucharest metropolitan area, metropolitan area of 2.3 million residents, which makes Bucharest the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 8th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises 6 districts (''Sectors of Bucharest, Sectoare''), while the metropolitan area covers . Bucharest is a major cultural, political and economic hub, the country's seat of government, and the capital of the Muntenia region. Bucharest was first mentioned in documents in 1459. The city became the capital in 1862 and is the centre of Romanian media, culture, and art. Its architecture is a mix of historical (mostly History of architecture#Revivalism and Eclecticism, Eclectic, but also Neoclassical arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monsters
A monster is a type of imaginary or fictional creature found in literature, folklore, mythology, fiction and religion. They are very often depicted as dangerous and aggressive, with a strange or grotesque appearance that causes terror and fear, often in humans. Monsters usually resemble bizarre, deformed, otherworldly and/or mutated animals or entirely unique creatures of varying sizes, but may also take a human form, such as mutants, ghosts, spirits, cannibals or zombies, among other things. They may or may not have supernatural powers, but are usually capable of killing or causing some form of destruction, threatening the social or moral order of the human world in the process. Animal monsters are outside the moral order, but sometimes have their origin in some human violation of the moral law (e.g. in the Greek myth, Minos does not sacrifice to Poseidon the white bull which the god sent him, so as punishment Poseidon makes Minos' wife, Pasiphaë, fall in love with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Births
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up. * January 2 ** The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress. ** A bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways. * January 5 – Tasman Bridge disaster: The Tasman Bridge in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier , causing a partial collapse resulting in 12 deaths. * January 15 – Alvor Agreement: Portugal announces that it will grant independence to Angola on November 11. * January 20 ** In Hanoi, North Vietnam, the Politburo approves the final military offensive against South Vietnam. ** Work is abandoned on the 1974 Anglo-French Channel Tunnel scheme. * January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cineuropa
Cineuropa is an online information portal dedicated to the promotion of European cinema. It publishes daily news, reviews, interviews, and industry reports and maintains a database of information. It is available in four languages: English, French, Italian and Spanish. It is co-funded by the Creative Europe MEDIA Programme of the European Union. '' El PaÃs'' described Cineuropa as "an online media outlet that is very popular in the industry." History Cineuropa was founded in 2002 as an online cinema information portal on the initiative of Italia Cinema, an agency of Italy's Ministry of Culture created for the promotion of Italian films abroad. Cineuropa is co-funded by the Creative Europe MEDIA Programme of the European Union. Other financial partners include MiC Ministero della Cultura - Direzione generale per il cinema e l'audiovisivo, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, CNC – Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, Sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
75th Berlin International Film Festival
The 75th annual Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale, took place between 13 and 23 February 2025 in Berlin, Germany. American filmmaker Todd Haynes was named the Jury President for the main competition. It marked the first edition of Tricia Tuttle as the festival's artistic director after Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek stepped down after the 2024 edition. ''Dreams (Sex Love)'' directed by Dag Johan Haugerud won the Golden Bear. The Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize was awarded to ''The Blue Trail'' by Gabriel Mascaro. While the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance was awarded to Rose Byrne for ''If I Had Legs I'd Kick You.'' The festival opened with German drama film ''The Light (2025 film), The Light'' by Tom Tykwer. During the opening ceremony, British actress Tilda Swinton was awarded the Honorary Golden Bear. Juries Main Competition * Todd Haynes, American filmmaker – Jury President * Fan Bingbing, Chinese actress * Maria Schrader, G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kontinental '25
''Kontinental '25'' is a 2025 comedy-drama film written and directed by Radu Jude. The title of the film is inspired by Roberto Rossellini's 1951 film ''Europe '51''. It stars Eszter Tompa as Orsolya, a bailiff in Cluj, who faces a moral crisis when a homeless man she tries to evict, living in the basement of a building, commits suicide. The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, on 19 February 2025, where it won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay. Synopsis A homeless man's eviction in Cluj leads to his tragic suicide, leaving bailiff Orsolya consumed by guilt. This film, blending drama and absurdist comedy, examines the housing crisis, post-socialist economics, and nationalism. Inspired by ''Europe '51'', it contrasts meaningful action with Orsolya's desperate, unfulfilled search for understanding. Her moral ambiguity reflects contemporary societal malaise. Cast * Eszter Tompa as Orsolya * Gabriel Spahiu as Ion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DNA (Danish TV Series)
''DNA'', or ''Kidnapping'', is a Danish television police procedural drama, which was broadcast from 9 September 2019. It was created by , who is the principal scriptwriter with five episodes of season one co-written by Nanna Westh. It was directed by Kasper Gaardsøe and Henrik Ruben Genz (both 2019) and Fabian Wullenweber (2022–2023). The main protagonist, Rolf ( Anders W. Berthelsen) is a police officer, he is joined by French-based investigator, Claire ( Charlotte Rampling). Season one has Rolf's daughter disappearing during a ferry trip. Five years later, Rolf learns of flaws in the police's DNA database and, while investigating another kidnapping, determines to find his missing daughter. He works with policewoman Neel (Olivia Joof Lewerissa). Meanwhile, action flashes back to five years earlier when unmarried Polish teenager Julita ( Zofia Wichlacz) has her daughter, Hania at a convent. Julita's told Hania died, however, Julita trails baby traffickers and recovers an infan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teambuilding (film)
''Teambuilding'' is a 2022 Romanian comedy film directed by Alex Cotet, Matei Dima & Cosmin Nedelcu and written by Cotet. It stars Matei Dima and Cosmin Nedelcu accompanied by Anca Dinicu, Nicu Banea, Șerban Pavlu, Roxana Condurache, Cristi Pulhac, Monica Odagiu and Nuami Dinescu. It was released on September 30, 2022, in Romanian theaters. Synopsis Emil gets too involved and puts pressure on his colleagues. Therefore, to temper his energy, Mr. Oprea promotes him and makes him a team leader in the call center department - the corporation's ungrateful, where the unofficial leader is the grumpy Horia. They all go to the company team building, where Emil joins his new colleagues and does everything he can to help them keep their jobs, competing for the cup of joy with colleagues from Transylvania, Moldova and Oltenia. Who will take the cup this year? Cast The actors participating in this film are: * Matei Dima as Emil * Cosmin Nedelcu as Horia Brenciu * Anca Dinicu as Lorena * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zavera
''Zavera'' (English: "Turmoil") is a 2019 Romanian drama film directed by Andrei Gruzsniczki, written by Gruzsniczki and Mircea Staiculescu, and produced by Saga Film. The plot follows Ștefan (played by Dorian Boguță), a construction engineer, who enters an existential crisis after his best friend and business partner Nic (played by Șerban Pavlu) dies in a bicycle accident. The film is subtitled "eight Gymnopédies" and is structured in eight days in the life of Ștefan after Nic's death. The writing of ''Zavera'' started in 2014 with a script development workshop organized by Sources 2 in Norway. During the next three years, Gruzsniczki struggled to find producers for the film. The production started in 2018. The initial idea for the film was to follow eight characters, but because of financial constraints it was reduced to only one. The score contains two of Erik Satie's ''Gnossiennes'', performed by the original music composer Cristian Lolea''.'' The film premiered on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aferim!
''Aferim!'' (') is a 2015 Western comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Radu Jude and produced by Ada Solomon. It was screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival, where Radu Jude won the Silver Bear for Best Director. It was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards. Plot The film is set in Wallachia in the early 19th century, when a local policeman, Costandin (played by Teodor Corban), is hired by Iordache, a boyar, to find Carfin (played by Toma Cuzin), a Roma slave who had run away from the boyar's estate after having an affair with his wife, Sultana (played by Mihaela Sîrbu). Cast * Teodor Corban as Costandin *Mihai Comănoiu as Ioniță *Toma Cuzin as Carfin Pandolean *Alexandru Dabija as Boyar Iordache Cîndescu *Alberto Dinache as Țintiric *Mihaela Sîrbu as Sultana * Luminița Gheorghiu as Smaranda Cîndescu *Alexandru Bindea as the priest on the road *Victor Rebeng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a mainly continental climate, and an area of with a population of 19 million people. Romania is the List of European countries by area, twelfth-largest country in Europe and the List of European Union member states by population, sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Europe's second-longest river, the Danube, empties into the Danube Delta in the southeast of the country. The Carpathian Mountains cross Romania from the north to the southwest and include Moldoveanu Peak, at an altitude of . Bucharest is the country's Bucharest metropolitan area, largest urban area and Economy of Romania, financial centre. Other major urban centers, urban areas include Cluj-Napoca, TimiÈ™ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Japanese Dog
''The Japanese Dog'' () is a 2013 Romanian drama film directed by Tudor Cristian Jurgiu. It was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards but was not nominated for the shortlist. It is Jurgiu's debut feature film. Plot An elderly farmer, played by Victor Rebengiuc, has lost his wife in a flood. He has kept his wife's death hidden from their son, but his son discovers the truth anyway and rushes home to visit his father. Accompanying the son are his Japanese wife and their seven-year-old child. The farmer and his son become closer in the days that follow. However, sadness returns when they must part. Cast * Victor Rebengiuc as Costache (the father) * Șerban Pavlu as Ticu (the son) * Ioana Abur as Gabi * Alexandrina Halic as Leanca * Constantin Drăgănescu * Kana Hashimoto as Hiroko (the son's wife) See also * List of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
